Soros – An American Oligarch‘s Dirty Tale of Corruption
Rarely does the world get a true look inside the corrupt world of Western oligarchs and the brazen manipulations they use to enhance their fortunes at the expense of the public good. The following comes from correspondence of the Hungarian-born billionaire, now naturalized American speculator, George Soros. The hacker group CyberBerkut has...
Orthodoxy and the Future of Secularism After the Maidan
In many ways the undeclared war between Russia and Ukraine has triggered seismic shifts in the religious landscape in the two countries. Although united by a common Eastern Christian faith tradition, Russia and Ukraine are increasingly separated by the same. …read more Source: Woodrow Wilson International Center for...
Confidence Games: Azerbaijan, the European Olympics, and the West
A recent open letter written by American and European experts and former officials concluded “the government of Azerbaijan cannot be both a respected member of the international community and a repressive, kleptocratic autocracy.” However, with the first-ever European Games that open today in Baku, Azerbaijan’s leadership is trying...
Resignations Pile Up in Polish Government, Russian Reporter Faces Threat
Plus, sickly oil economies drag down the region and Czech protesters try to stop mining expansion. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
A meeting with Ambassador of Brazil
On 3 June 2015, the Razumkov Centre hosted a meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federative Republic of Brazil Antonio Fernando Cruz de Mello and Consular of the Embassy of Brazil Lucas Shalella das Neves. At the meeting, the Razumkov Centre was represented by Co-director of Foreign Relations and International...
It would take an accident to see the conflict in Donbas blow up into all-out war
The conflict in Ukraine continues to escalate and could spiral out of control, reports the Anadolu Agency. “The tension has reached an extremely high level,” says Oleksiy Melnyk, Co-director of Foreign Relations and International Security Programs at the Razumkov Centre. “It would only take an accident or incident of some kind to see the conflict...
A meeting with the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy
Leading Expert of Political and Legal Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Viktor Zamiatin attended a meeting of Deputy State Secretary of the MFA of Italy B. Della Vedova with Ukrainian analysts during his visit to Kyiv. The discussion concerned the issues of possible escalation of the situation in Donbas as well as the humanitarian situation and...
Attending a Seminar on Conflicts and Development (Georgia)
On 18-23 May, the expert of the Razumkov Centre Valeriya Klymenko attended the University on Conflicts and Development in Batumi. The Institute of World Policy and the Caucasian House (Tbilisi) organised a Seminar on Conflicts and Development within the project Ukraine: Out of the Crisis Through Dialogue, which is being implemented with the...
Attending the II international scientific symposium STATES AND MARKETS UNDER GLOBAL TRANSFORMATIONS
On 29 May 2015, experts of the Razumkov Centre attended the II International Scientific Symposium STATES AND MARKETS UNDER GLOBAL TRANSFORMATIONS. The aim of the Symposium was to draw the attention of national and international scholars, politicians, and managers to the current political and economic rethinking of the patterns of development of...
The Razumkov Centre Newsletter №18
This issue contains articles and interviews of the Razumkov Centre’s experts, dealing with most topical issues in Ukraine’s current affairs. In particular – domestic politics, security sector, the situation in the Ukrainian economy and energy sector. Read the Razumkov Centre Newsletter №18 …read more Source: Razumkov...
